Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Quest for the Office of Attorney General

It's primaries season, with all those down-ballot offices and names you've never heard of and don't have time to research.  You probably know--more or less--who's running for governor.  But what about those other state-wide offices that usually fly under the radar but are, nonetheless, pretty powerful? 

Enter the Attorney General!

And no, the attorney general is not a warrior lawyer.  Though that would be pretty cool.




Chicago Tribune Forum: full outline

The Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board endorsement session
Democratic candidates for Attorney General (AG)
Jan. 24, 2018

The following is an outline of the candidate forum.  It is broken down into the main questions and the time at which they were asked.   Candidate responses are mostly in bullet points except for a few sections that were more coherently summarized in a paragraph. I have inserted important background information into the discussion by putting it in parentheses with the word "NOTE."